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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A World War I-era ambulance sits in a field with soldiers milling about.

Ambulance Drivers

Americans volunteered to go to France as ambulance drivers. Shown here is an American volunteer helping French soldiers in the spring of 1916 at the Battle of Verdun. America officially entered World War I a year later.

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  • Credit: Department of Veterans Affairs courtesy photo. VIRIN: 160407-O-ZZ999-001C.JPG
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